Red Bull Ring calling the Repsol Honda Team

VIENNA: Forecasts are predicting a wet and wild Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring as Alex Marquez and Stefan Bradl look to launch a rejuvenated challenge. The MotoGP World Championship arrives in Austria for the first of two races at the Red Bull Ring hot off the back of the Czech GP. It proved to be a trying weekend for the Repsol Honda Team, but both riders are ready to put the weekend behind them and focus on adapting their respective Repsol Honda RC213V machines to the Austrian circuit.

At 4.3 km-long, the Red Bull Ring is characterised by hard braking and heavy acceleration, producing memorable last laps in recent years.After three hot weekends, the weather looks set to turn at the Motorrad Grand Prix von A-sterreich with heavy rain predicted throughout the weekend.

For MotoGP rookie Alex Marquez, riding in the wet conditions will be another new challenge but the Moto2 World Champion has been quick to adapt to the wet in the past. (IANS)

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